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america's cup with literally and physically be implemented next year and in 2013. i very much support and encourage as many of those conversations as we can have. this is just the beginning of the conversation, but i have many neighborhood associations, merchants, and residents in my district and i know throughout the city that have questions and concerns, and i look forward to those concerns being vetted and dealt with in due course so that when the big event comes, we will be ready as a city to welcome the entire world to it. my apologies -- because of the link of the prior items on twitter, i unfortunately have to go, but i know we are in very good hands with all our colleagues who are here to discuss this, and i look forward to further conversation about it. supervisor chu: thank you. supervisor campos. supervisor campos: thank you all for being here. i look forward to presentations by staff. let me begin by underscoring what i think every supervisor who has looked at the issue of the america's cup has said, which is that we want to be supportive of this event
america's cup with literally and physically be implemented next year and in 2013. i very much support and encourage as many of those conversations as we can have. this is just the beginning of the conversation, but i have many neighborhood associations, merchants, and residents in my district and i know throughout the city that have questions and concerns, and i look forward to those concerns being vetted and dealt with in due course so that when the big event comes, we will be ready as a city...
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they are not really about the america's cup and putting on the van. what we have been doing since december 31 is actually getting prepared for this event. the sustainability plan and the outreach that we have made to our sister agencies at the state and federal level, and many, these changes are all about the long-term development rights that stem from the developments, as brad benson said, we do not know what they will be , so that is it for now. we do what they will be , so that is it for now. -- we do not know what they will be, so that is it for now. chair chu: -- >> i respectfully have disagreements with respect to the question of materiality as to what the city attorney's office has stated. i have a statement, if this committee wants me to make the statement. if not, i will respond. whatever the committee would like me to do. supervisor mirkarimi: -- >> the objective of our report, as requested by supervisor mirkarimi, is to identify any disagreements between what was previously approved by the board of supervisors on december 14, 2010, with the
they are not really about the america's cup and putting on the van. what we have been doing since december 31 is actually getting prepared for this event. the sustainability plan and the outreach that we have made to our sister agencies at the state and federal level, and many, these changes are all about the long-term development rights that stem from the developments, as brad benson said, we do not know what they will be , so that is it for now. we do what they will be , so that is it for...
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we were just informed that this item is being moved up over the america's cup. it is the authority of the chair to make the changes if the chair sees fit, and it is understandable, but in this particular case, by us not knowing until we came here that this was being moved up, and that the representative body of the chief executive's office is helping administer both of america's cup and the twitter deal in itself, it would have been, i think, more thoughtful and considerate of letting us know in advance that the schedule was being adjusted for this. you know that we have people coming later in the hearing because the hearing on america's cup would take more time as well, and it comes preceding the twitter deal that is now before us right now. it does not look right, but we understand that based on the critical process, that authority can be exercised. i would ask those in charge to reconsider taking this out of order. whoever did make that request of taking this out of order should have at least had, i think, the basic courtesy of informing me and my office, sin
we were just informed that this item is being moved up over the america's cup. it is the authority of the chair to make the changes if the chair sees fit, and it is understandable, but in this particular case, by us not knowing until we came here that this was being moved up, and that the representative body of the chief executive's office is helping administer both of america's cup and the twitter deal in itself, it would have been, i think, more thoughtful and considerate of letting us know...
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america's cup. i think it is the discretion that is a concern and that it shifted in net two-week period in the agreement. >> -- it shifted in that two- week period in the agreement. >> this is the business that the port is in, this kind of short- term leasing, and we know how to do it, and, frankly, it is not the business that the authority is in, running parking lots, so i think we are more confident of our ability to gain revenue for the site, but i hear what you are saying. supervisor mirkarimi: but in total, what we thought might be a certain dollar amount for us, it shifted. it is hard to say complete with a crystal ball with any kind of economic indicators, -- it is hard to say it completely with a crystal ball that it shifted because the guarantees had shifted. it then throws it back on a future board of supervisors to kind of figure out, and port, to figure out what that looks like, so we do not know what that bottom line looks like yet. >> the proceeds that we were talking about earlier. i
america's cup. i think it is the discretion that is a concern and that it shifted in net two-week period in the agreement. >> -- it shifted in that two- week period in the agreement. >> this is the business that the port is in, this kind of short- term leasing, and we know how to do it, and, frankly, it is not the business that the authority is in, running parking lots, so i think we are more confident of our ability to gain revenue for the site, but i hear what you are saying....
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culinary world, it is great to encourage these kinds of businesses, particularly as we prepare for the america's cup coming to san francisco in a few years and all of the hospitality and tourism boom that that will include. also, i would like to speak as an entrepreneur. my friends and i own some bars and restaurants, and we would like to have the opportunity to explore this in the upper fillmore area. it may not be possible to the expense -- the extent that it could be considered, the conditional use process could be prohibitive to entry because of a long timelines associated with approval, so just as an entrepreneur who would like to eliminate barriers of entry, if possible, not just for me but for others, i think that would be great. if you could take a look at that also. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. sir? >> ♪ let's hear it for the fillmore let's give it a hand let's hear it for land use and all your plans the budget is going to get big and grote -- gorw -- grow let's hear it for the fillmore and the plan it is going to get big and grow let's hear it for the city let's hear it for
culinary world, it is great to encourage these kinds of businesses, particularly as we prepare for the america's cup coming to san francisco in a few years and all of the hospitality and tourism boom that that will include. also, i would like to speak as an entrepreneur. my friends and i own some bars and restaurants, and we would like to have the opportunity to explore this in the upper fillmore area. it may not be possible to the expense -- the extent that it could be considered, the...
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america, wake up -- i am talking to you by english language. america, wake up. it is bad for us if we have the same earthquake, like we had in japan. 10,000 people have been disappeared. they lost everything, cars, whatever they have. our friends, our families, supervisors. such as john avalos, jane kim, and others, and i would like to see -- that she fire -- let us see what they are going to do, mr. john avalos and ms. jane kim. this is a time to teach us what we can do to help my neighbor. i need help. i need your help. other people began. children, people older than me. john avalos, i talk to you at this moment because you are very close to me. we would like to handle that problem suint -- soon or later and for the supervisors to try to do -- and training. in your district, how we can help each other. the people lost their lives because they do not know what to do, or they do something wrong, but if we have a player, maybe we can save other people. -- if we have a planned, maybe we can save other people. -- if we have a plan. [bell] president chiu: thank you.
america, wake up -- i am talking to you by english language. america, wake up. it is bad for us if we have the same earthquake, like we had in japan. 10,000 people have been disappeared. they lost everything, cars, whatever they have. our friends, our families, supervisors. such as john avalos, jane kim, and others, and i would like to see -- that she fire -- let us see what they are going to do, mr. john avalos and ms. jane kim. this is a time to teach us what we can do to help my neighbor. i...
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kimberly was an original founder of emerge america in 2002 which is a parent organization of emerge california. emerge california is a political candidate training program for democratic women in the state. it is a national movement to address the underrepresentation of women in office as a local, state, and at the federal levels. prior to coming the executive director, kimberly was the national affiliate director. kimberly also brings personal experience to the emerge program and the mission of the organization. she is passionate about empowering women and helping emerge bolster its brand, continues to strengthen and to grow. she excels in the private industry. she is also a commissioner for the community development commission in the city of richmond. she has two children, one husband, a dog and a turtle. she holds a b.a. in english from jacksonville university, a j.d. from the j.f. kennedy school of law and of course, on behalf of supervisor cohen, i say thank you and congratulations on this honor. [applause]
kimberly was an original founder of emerge america in 2002 which is a parent organization of emerge california. emerge california is a political candidate training program for democratic women in the state. it is a national movement to address the underrepresentation of women in office as a local, state, and at the federal levels. prior to coming the executive director, kimberly was the national affiliate director. kimberly also brings personal experience to the emerge program and the mission...
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has an amendment that will require a continuation, but i know that people may also be anxious for the america's cup item, and we expect to take a quick break between this item and the next two. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi note -- supervisor mirkarimi: i would like to turn back to the controller, but i do not believe that they are here. chair chu: i believe that our office has communicated to them that public comment is closed. if not, we will go to supervisor kim. supervisor mirkarimi: i want to make sure that the comptroller is here. the report by the comptroller, to me, really spells out the whole notion strategically of enterprise zones, and as it applies to this report, this would be a terrible deal if it were not for twitter. do you agree or disagree with that? >> i do not agree with that, and i do not think that is what the controller said. i do agree with the controllers analysis that enterprise zones have provided very mixed results -- i do agree with the controller's analysis. jobs in blighted areas. i absolutely understand that criticism, but i thin
has an amendment that will require a continuation, but i know that people may also be anxious for the america's cup item, and we expect to take a quick break between this item and the next two. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi note -- supervisor mirkarimi: i would like to turn back to the controller, but i do not believe that they are here. chair chu: i believe that our office has communicated to them that public comment is closed. if not, we will go to supervisor...
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[gavel] ok, so we are going to take a 15-minute break before we head into are two items about america's cup. thank you.
[gavel] ok, so we are going to take a 15-minute break before we head into are two items about america's cup. thank you.
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emerge california is really about changing the dialogue and conversations that we're having in america. it's about changing the tenor and the tone of politics in this country. and it's also about changing our priorities to focus on what's most important. so whether your issue is choice, education, the environment, universal childcare, or marriage equality, know that through emerge california, i am helping to cultivate the future generation of women leaders to push forward and to work on progressive policy in all of these areas and many more. i absolutely love my job because it allows me to encourage and inspire women to step into leadership and step up as a player in the world of politics. and so in that respect, emerge california is not just about getting more women elected, it's about changing our world one san francisco bay area community at a time. on behalf of all of the emerge graduates and the organization, i would like to thank you supervisor cohen and chu for this award. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. now i'd like to bring up the district four honoree today, angela tickle
emerge california is really about changing the dialogue and conversations that we're having in america. it's about changing the tenor and the tone of politics in this country. and it's also about changing our priorities to focus on what's most important. so whether your issue is choice, education, the environment, universal childcare, or marriage equality, know that through emerge california, i am helping to cultivate the future generation of women leaders to push forward and to work on...
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did i win the miss america contest here? [laughter] all right. wow. [applause] thank you for this award and recognition of our accomplishments and the rest of my work to build community. democracy starts with a park bench. it starts with a flower basket, and it starts with the simple basic things that allow and encourage people to slow down and talk to each other on the street. i believe in democracy, and i really like people. it has been an honor and privilege to bring those interests to help the community in san francisco. we have done quite a lot. scott talked about the crosswalks at 24th street, but you can really see the relief in the faces of the elderly who no longer have to raise their came to try to signify that they want to cross the street, or the new moms with strollers. when the cherry trees are in bloom, people's faces light up. during our street festivals, you can join people listening to all girl rock bands or watching live dancers. everyday, you see the joy in the faces of kids doing our work at the park with we just installed, but no
did i win the miss america contest here? [laughter] all right. wow. [applause] thank you for this award and recognition of our accomplishments and the rest of my work to build community. democracy starts with a park bench. it starts with a flower basket, and it starts with the simple basic things that allow and encourage people to slow down and talk to each other on the street. i believe in democracy, and i really like people. it has been an honor and privilege to bring those interests to help...
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when bank of america laid off 22 of our janitors, there was not a hearing on it. in 39 the market lost 17 janitors. there was not a hearing about it. our supervisor was not doing anything about it. i'm here because we are people of color. our members are gay. we are unemployed, and their families are hungry. that is why we are here in support of this legislation. i will not play into the politics or be used to be able to be pitted against our sister union, 1021, who have also stood on the line with us. but the devil is in the details. these jobs will be created, and we are in support of it on behalf of our families. thank you. [applause] supervisor chu: thank you. if i could ask folks to refrain from clapping so we could move through public comment. >> i think you will be able to refrain from clapping for me. especially on that side of the rail. in a san francisco bulldog. i have been in the tenderloin for between 30 or 40 years, and i can tell you exactly what happened here when i moved in, mid-market was booming. a lot of burlesque places and things like that. w
when bank of america laid off 22 of our janitors, there was not a hearing on it. in 39 the market lost 17 janitors. there was not a hearing about it. our supervisor was not doing anything about it. i'm here because we are people of color. our members are gay. we are unemployed, and their families are hungry. that is why we are here in support of this legislation. i will not play into the politics or be used to be able to be pitted against our sister union, 1021, who have also stood on the line...
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the city and state of san francisco got a tremendous deal with the america's cup event authority. i would like us to focus on those things we have to do, literally thousands of tasks that need to get done before we are on the world stage in less than two and a half years. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i would like to say thank you for support staff and all of those who negotiated the deal. we must understand that they were negotiating under pressures. i think that we have been remarkably civil in the discussions around the america's cup and quite unified. however, i think that supervisor campos is correct, there will be people coming out and sniping and firing at this. we have to make sure that this deal is watertight and complete the above any type of the tax. i think that the supervisor must have heard rumors that these things are being planned and we should try to make it so that those can be warded off easily. >> thank you. >> [singing] don't get too tired for the cup don't let it and don't say goodnight to night it may never come again don't say it, you can se
the city and state of san francisco got a tremendous deal with the america's cup event authority. i would like us to focus on those things we have to do, literally thousands of tasks that need to get done before we are on the world stage in less than two and a half years. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i would like to say thank you for support staff and all of those who negotiated the deal. we must understand that they were negotiating under pressures. i think that we...
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approving a memorandum of understanding between the city and the port commission regarding the 34th america's cup under charter section b 7320. >> this is not a very controversial item. i believe that people agree with the recommendations. >> i will try to be brief. we're very pleased to offer a fiscal assets and staff efforts in support of this historic event. we have been working to develop strategies that developed financial stability while meeting our obligations. this is one strategy. we will be before you in the spring to seek your advice and approval of other strategies. we recognize that the economic benefits would not be confined to the port bow would accrue to the city as a whole. in light of our costs, the mayor's office proposed and the board of supervisors approved a that the city would use fund- raising and general funds with the tax increment to reimburse the port for revenue lost from the event and other port costs. as you will see from this chart, this demonstrates the cost and benefits and how they accrue to the port. these are preliminary numbers from the budget that you sa
approving a memorandum of understanding between the city and the port commission regarding the 34th america's cup under charter section b 7320. >> this is not a very controversial item. i believe that people agree with the recommendations. >> i will try to be brief. we're very pleased to offer a fiscal assets and staff efforts in support of this historic event. we have been working to develop strategies that developed financial stability while meeting our obligations. this is one...
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america's not broke. america's the biggest economy in the world. as a matter of fact this economy is three times bigger than the chinese economy. you wouldn't know that listening to them because they're always running around like chicken little, oh, my god, the sky's falling, the sky's falling, america's got doom and gloom. well, i don't believe america's doom and gloom. i believe the best days of this country are yet to come. and i think that we have to stop all this crying and we've got to understand that we have to grow ourselves out of this deficit, not just cut everything so that we get rid of the social safety net that people rely on in order to climb up the latter -- ladder to the middle class. that's right, mr. speaker, we can't allow that to happen. there are two things republicans say that are wrong. they are, one, not about jobs. if they were, they'd have introduced at least one jobs bill. they're not about cutting the deficit, if they were they wouldn't have forced poth because ma into this bargain where they extended tax cutters in ric
america's not broke. america's the biggest economy in the world. as a matter of fact this economy is three times bigger than the chinese economy. you wouldn't know that listening to them because they're always running around like chicken little, oh, my god, the sky's falling, the sky's falling, america's got doom and gloom. well, i don't believe america's doom and gloom. i believe the best days of this country are yet to come. and i think that we have to stop all this crying and we've got to...
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stories we covered go to r t dot com slash usa or check out our youtube page you tube dot com slash r t america and christine freeze out will be back in a half hour. ok thom hartmann here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. wealthy british scientists are. right in the. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars report. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations rule the day. download the official obligation to i phone the i pod touch from the i choose ops to live. life on the go live. video on demand g.'s mine really comes an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question. shows the same i definitely gives me that israel. the marlin the arab world power of people's hopes and the deadly reactions of tire in the sun are tunisia and egypt leading the way for our libya. live . the same. lives. bringing you the latest in science
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. >>> america joins the rescue. we're headed out to the "uss ronald reagan," now running search and rescue flights off the japanese coast, despite the risk of drifting radiation. we're getting an exclusive look into the it effort. >>> and domestic concerns. retailers set out of iodide tab lets as americans stock up, fearful of what's happening in japan could happen here. with u.s. nuclear reactors built atop fault lines, how big is the risk? >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran and cynthia mcfadden in new york city and bill weir in japan, this is "nightline," march 15th, 2011. >> and good evening from the atsugi naval air station. it is wednesday afternoon here in japan. we're waiting to board that flight to the "uss ronald reagan," the massive u.s. aircraft carrier off the coast of tsunami-ravaged japan. more on that in a moment. first, the most pressing news, the fear of nuclear fallout from that ravaged fukushima daiichi power plant, where last night another explosion and fire pro
. >>> america joins the rescue. we're headed out to the "uss ronald reagan," now running search and rescue flights off the japanese coast, despite the risk of drifting radiation. we're getting an exclusive look into the it effort. >>> and domestic concerns. retailers set out of iodide tab lets as americans stock up, fearful of what's happening in japan could happen here. with u.s. nuclear reactors built atop fault lines, how big is the risk? >> announcer: from...
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dot com slash usa also check out our youtube page youtube dot com slash r t america we have all that we've been covering today on japan and more i'm christine for will be back in one hour. here is that so much live and there's a huge music issue on the market lead the arab world powers people's hopes in the deadly reactions of tyrants are tunisia and egypt leading the way or are living. more news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada after. a chunk operations are rooted a. mug. we'll. bring you the latest in science and certainly from the realms. of the future coverage. download the official placation. i pod touch from the. life on the. video. feeds with the palm of your. h.r. in here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. that. wealthy british. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds of reports on our t.v. . lucky and as it turns out this genderi
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back in one thousand nine hundred ten an african american boxer named jack johnson sent white america into a panic at the time he accepted scientific truth in society was that african-americans lack both the mental and even physical ability to succeed in sports. but then johnson became the first african-american heavyweight champion and after that there was an outcry for a great white hope to defeat johnson and restore order to the universe but johnson defeated this great white hope the former champion jim jeffries in front of a hostile all white crowd of twenty two thousand people on july fourth independence day. african-americans took to the streets to celebrate his victory. drawing the wrath of an angry white mobs. for many jack johnson was much more than just a boxer as a powerful symbol of black masculinity he represented a direct threat to white male power both inside and outside the ring and his example would inspire other black athletes to fight for equality in ways that would reverberate beyond sports. four decades later that fight would reach a culmination of sorts with jack
back in one thousand nine hundred ten an african american boxer named jack johnson sent white america into a panic at the time he accepted scientific truth in society was that african-americans lack both the mental and even physical ability to succeed in sports. but then johnson became the first african-american heavyweight champion and after that there was an outcry for a great white hope to defeat johnson and restore order to the universe but johnson defeated this great white hope the former...
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so the whole world could be out of the ugly black man in america and. my failure going to all of this got medal you got mounted it was well on your side of that i created it and it killed. a group take a new. group if you think any literary. terms missed it. oh you. know we. really do we. want to clam up. we want so much to see sports slowly as an arena of play not seriousness but here's the thing this conceiving not only the greatness and relevance of sports to society but also the courage of athletes. and we do an injustice to them and the what's best about sports when we sanitize the passed and repassed legs out of the political and cultural context it has always been a part of. keeping our mouths shut in the face of injustice may help us make fun of others and silence them and assure that we stay popular with the keepers of normality the real courage means standing up when it's not popular and real men and real women don't ask permission to raise their fit. the in. us. us. the us us . yes my name is daniel smith this is joining us on the we're here
so the whole world could be out of the ugly black man in america and. my failure going to all of this got medal you got mounted it was well on your side of that i created it and it killed. a group take a new. group if you think any literary. terms missed it. oh you. know we. really do we. want to clam up. we want so much to see sports slowly as an arena of play not seriousness but here's the thing this conceiving not only the greatness and relevance of sports to society but also the courage of...
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-- --not just in america. in the world. i might suggest to look outside the box and they think of other ways to reduce spending which is investing in smart investments that streamline and create taxpayers money and create jobs at the same time. thus, companies can pay in more taxes at the local, state, and federal level and we continue to get spending under control and reduce our deficit. so that is the cybernet systems ammo system. leave it to the department of defense to make up such a name. this is beacon interactive turbowork out of cambridge, massachusetts. this technology created technology -- or this company to help sailors keep the fleet safe through streamlined and uniform maintenance. it will be going now into all 250 ships in the navy. 460,000 sailors will use this technology inteled out of the sbir program everily day to protect and preserve our warships. in its first full year of implement thairks the software should give a 300% return on the initial sbir investment. mr. president, you know this b
-- --not just in america. in the world. i might suggest to look outside the box and they think of other ways to reduce spending which is investing in smart investments that streamline and create taxpayers money and create jobs at the same time. thus, companies can pay in more taxes at the local, state, and federal level and we continue to get spending under control and reduce our deficit. so that is the cybernet systems ammo system. leave it to the department of defense to make up such a name....
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america has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. those are the words of former senator barack obama, now president of the united states. as a candidate for president in 2008, president obama said we're going to have to take on entitlements and i think we've got to do it quickly. and in 2009, then president obama said, what we have done is kicked this can down the road. we are now at the end of the road and are not in a position to kick it any further. he also promised his administration would, quote, work with congress to execute serious entitlement reform. now, president obama, as both republicans and more and more democrat members of congress are committing to go forward and as republican and democrat governors in states in fiscal peril are responding, our nation, mr. president, our nation needs you now, to assume the primary leadership role in helping us avert these financial problems and potential financial meltdowns. the 2012 election must be subordinate to the urgency of the challenge before us. we cannot afford to wait until
america has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. those are the words of former senator barack obama, now president of the united states. as a candidate for president in 2008, president obama said we're going to have to take on entitlements and i think we've got to do it quickly. and in 2009, then president obama said, what we have done is kicked this can down the road. we are now at the end of the road and are not in a position to kick it any further. he also promised his administration...
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that is 150 times more than 32 years ago, when china and america established diplomatic relations. and the state of california maintains its leading position in exports to china. in the fourth quarter of last year, california exported x 0.8 billion u.s. dollars to china, which is 28% more than the same period of last year. 35% is from the bay area. the year 2010 is also a very remarkable in the relationship between china and san francisco. last year, shanghai and san francisco celebrated the city's anniversary of the sister city relationship. three mayors of this city led a large delegation to shanghai and inaugurated the grand opening of the san francisco post at the world expo. they open their second office in beijing. last year, we maintained frequent exchanges and close cooperation and achieved new, substantial results. in the context of the new year, you have already had a promising beginning. as you know, one month ago, chinese president hu jintao paid a visit to this country and held productive talks with president obama. both our leaders declared their commitment to buildin
that is 150 times more than 32 years ago, when china and america established diplomatic relations. and the state of california maintains its leading position in exports to china. in the fourth quarter of last year, california exported x 0.8 billion u.s. dollars to china, which is 28% more than the same period of last year. 35% is from the bay area. the year 2010 is also a very remarkable in the relationship between china and san francisco. last year, shanghai and san francisco celebrated the...
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news is coming up next. >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues. ok...peggyave 100,000 reward points. what are my options? ooh, many options. ooh. one keychain. b, trucker cap. look good for ladies. uh ok, how 'bout cash? cash? he want cash! want better rewards? peggy? switch to discover. america's number 1 cash rewards program. it pays to discover. give me half an hour. ahhh. ♪ ohh! ♪ [ male announcer ] so simple you could make em yourself. breakfast!! [ male announcer ] so delicious you don't have to. golden crispy outside, warm and fluffy inside. did you make coffee too? yes... i will. [ male announcer ] eggo waffles. simply delicious. to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. motrin pm. [ female announcer ] start your morning... hey. what are you doing up? i thought i'd take a drive before work. want to come? [ female announcer ] or make his day. yeah. [ female announcer ] maxwell house gives you a rich,
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it cost america a husband. and it cost america a daddy. where does america get such great men? they are the rare breed. they are the american breed. and our prayers go out for his family, but while we mourn the loss of mark wells we should also thank the good lord that such men, as mark wells, ever lived. and that's just the way it is. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, for five minutes. mr. hoyer: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. last week, as i have been doing for a number of weeks, i've been speaking about our budget and the crisis that confronts us and the challenge that confronts us. last week former republican congressman joe scarborough said this about the hard work of getting america out of debt. and i quote, the belief of some on the right that american balance the budget by cutting education, infrastructure, the corporation for public broadcasting and others is budgetary witchcraft. that's from joe scarborough of florida. budgetary committee paul ryan expres
it cost america a husband. and it cost america a daddy. where does america get such great men? they are the rare breed. they are the american breed. and our prayers go out for his family, but while we mourn the loss of mark wells we should also thank the good lord that such men, as mark wells, ever lived. and that's just the way it is. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, for five minutes. mr. hoyer: thank you, madam...
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later on "america this morning" and "good morning america," we'll take you back to japan for the very latest on the ongoing disaster. >>> in other news, the persian gulf nation of bahrain is under a three-month state of emergency. a reaction to what's escalated into deadly political unrest. demonstrators are calling for political reforms and a change in bahrain's long-established monarchy. the military force led by saudi arabia has been clashing with the protesters. so far at least three people have died and hundreds more injured. the u.s. navy's main base in the region is located in bahrain. >>> and in libya, moammar gadhafi's forces appear set for an offensive on the main stronghold of the rebellion there. opposition fighters were routed from a key city yesterday opening the way to their base in benghazi. in his newest comment gadhafi called the rebels rats and also claimed only hundreds, not thousands, havebeen illed i the fighting. >>> and with that, here's a look at your wednesday weather. a wet day from san francisco north with seattle expecting heavy rain. up to 2 feet of snow
later on "america this morning" and "good morning america," we'll take you back to japan for the very latest on the ongoing disaster. >>> in other news, the persian gulf nation of bahrain is under a three-month state of emergency. a reaction to what's escalated into deadly political unrest. demonstrators are calling for political reforms and a change in bahrain's long-established monarchy. the military force led by saudi arabia has been clashing with the protesters....
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up this notion of nine eleven and this is something that also triggered a very deep partisanship in america and also allowed for the looting of america by our unfunded wars and this is the phenomenon we've referred to before where that famous psychological experiment where you're told to watch the black shirts in the white shirts playing each other in basketball and and you have to count the number of times they pass the basketball back and forth to each other and inspect experiment runs a gorilla most people don't see it and that's i think what we see in the global economy nobody ever sees bankers no running through the crime scene because we're too concentrated on whether or not how many muslims are getting into the country or how many red states are getting an unfair advantage or how many women union members are getting unfair advantage in the kleptocrats i'm talking about the koch brothers and scott walker in wisconsin play the divisive game they play the sectarian game red state blue state game to try to divide people and then once cowering in fear and they're losing their mojo in amer
up this notion of nine eleven and this is something that also triggered a very deep partisanship in america and also allowed for the looting of america by our unfunded wars and this is the phenomenon we've referred to before where that famous psychological experiment where you're told to watch the black shirts in the white shirts playing each other in basketball and and you have to count the number of times they pass the basketball back and forth to each other and inspect experiment runs a...
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., from illinois and from all across america. they came to stand up in support of reform of the interchange fee, the swipe fee, that congress passed last year. they came to stand up to the major credit card companies, visa and mastercard and the $13 trillion banking industry that's doing everything in its power to reverse this reform. small business, as we all know, is the key to our economy and its future. we need for them to be able to grow, to hire more workers and serve their customers we will. -- and serve their customers well. but debit card swipe fees set by visa and mastercard are crushing many small businesses. the banks made over $16 billion per year in debit swipe fees back in 2009, about $1.3 billion per month. now, $16 billion may not sound shrike a lot of money when you compare it to the $20.8 billion that the new york state comptroller said was paid out in wall street bonuses to major financial institutions just last year. but it is a huge amount bh it affects small business. for most americans on main street, $16
., from illinois and from all across america. they came to stand up in support of reform of the interchange fee, the swipe fee, that congress passed last year. they came to stand up to the major credit card companies, visa and mastercard and the $13 trillion banking industry that's doing everything in its power to reverse this reform. small business, as we all know, is the key to our economy and its future. we need for them to be able to grow, to hire more workers and serve their customers we...
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when i say our, i definitely mean all of america. it is not less pertinent for you because it comes from a black person just like a great achievement by an anglo american is less important. tavis: that's the answer i knew you were going to give. >> i get passionate about it. tavis: i know this. i wanted to make the pointer, and you made it clear that it is all of ours. at the risk of violating your personal confidence and our private conversation, i want to put this out there because i know it to be true and i really want you to open this up. juxtaposes nicely against your comment now that jazz belongs to all of us, and yet i know that it does, you tell me, hurt, sing, disappoint. you know where i'm going. where you look out in the audience across the country and don't see african-americans in significant numbers. tell me more. >> you know, it is painful. it is painful for all the -- before me. we talked about it. we could go on and on. i saw my father and them and the gigs they did. our people don't support the arts in general and i
when i say our, i definitely mean all of america. it is not less pertinent for you because it comes from a black person just like a great achievement by an anglo american is less important. tavis: that's the answer i knew you were going to give. >> i get passionate about it. tavis: i know this. i wanted to make the pointer, and you made it clear that it is all of ours. at the risk of violating your personal confidence and our private conversation, i want to put this out there because i...
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we saw the global average picture but this is what's happened in the west part of america since world war ii, we've seen this large area - this happens to be a time averaged march, april and may. that's our classical springtime in climate terms. this red shading means we've warmed welltive to a longer term average by something like a degree celsius to as much as two or three degrees celsius and that's in central or west canada. so, we have seen quite a warming over the period of our professional lifetimes. let's go to the next one. further more, if you simply play a sort of a thought experiment which my coleague mike has done here for the landscape of the united states, and what he's done is taken a census of precipitation, day by day every event that's occurred over along period, and he's cataloged how many of those events occurred where temperatures were in the range of minus 3 degrees celsius, just below freezing and freezing and what's shaded on here is the fraction of time for a given location in which the precipitation has occurred in that temperature range. that's a range of wh
we saw the global average picture but this is what's happened in the west part of america since world war ii, we've seen this large area - this happens to be a time averaged march, april and may. that's our classical springtime in climate terms. this red shading means we've warmed welltive to a longer term average by something like a degree celsius to as much as two or three degrees celsius and that's in central or west canada. so, we have seen quite a warming over the period of our...
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america is not. a los angeles. r.t. . well that does it for now for more on the stories that we covered please go to r.t. dot com slash usa as i said are you to page it's youtube dot com slash r t america and of course you can always follow me on twitter it's after lucy catherine of one word had a great evening.
america is not. a los angeles. r.t. . well that does it for now for more on the stories that we covered please go to r.t. dot com slash usa as i said are you to page it's youtube dot com slash r t america and of course you can always follow me on twitter it's after lucy catherine of one word had a great evening.
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build america bonds to build the infrastructure of america's strong way, make it in america, and other legislation to stop jobs going overseas by reversing the tax breaks of companies taking jobs overseas, so there's the initiatives, and the republicans overwhelmingly voted against those initiatives, so all we've seen in job creation has come from the democrats. what we're seeing from the republicans is taking us in the wrong direction. we have made it clear that we will extend a hand of friendship as congressman larson said, but we will judge every initiative that comes to the floor by three criteria. one, does it create jobs? two, does is strengthen the middle class? >> three, does it reduce the deficit? all on a par with each other all on one piece. what we see with the reversing the economic recovery in the bill is not an initiative of that what will reduce the deficit. instead it's false economies that must stopped. now, we have proposed we save $41 billion at the end of last year. 41 billion cut in president obama's budget. only one republican voted for that. . . and from differe
build america bonds to build the infrastructure of america's strong way, make it in america, and other legislation to stop jobs going overseas by reversing the tax breaks of companies taking jobs overseas, so there's the initiatives, and the republicans overwhelmingly voted against those initiatives, so all we've seen in job creation has come from the democrats. what we're seeing from the republicans is taking us in the wrong direction. we have made it clear that we will extend a hand of...
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brown: finally tonight, what's behind the growing economic divide in america? economics correspondent paul solman recently traveled to central ohio to look for some answers. his story was done in collaboration with the "atlantic" magazine, which examined the subject of income inequality this month in an article by dante chinni, director of our patchwork nation project. >> reporter: in crawford county, ohio, a factory where they still make copper settles the old-fashioned way. >> every time you hammer it, it will make a little bright spot and harden the doner. >> reporter: that's what all those little dents in hand made copper.... >> that's the hardening of the copper. >> reporter: the founders great granddaughter still runs the place. when did this company start. >> 1857. we think we're pretty special here because we're the oldest. and i'm probably the oldest boss. >> reporter: how old are you? >> well, i'm 93, 94. 95. i'm 95. i'll be 96. (laughing) i have to count back. to see how old i really am. >> reporter: she was born in the days depicted in through mural
brown: finally tonight, what's behind the growing economic divide in america? economics correspondent paul solman recently traveled to central ohio to look for some answers. his story was done in collaboration with the "atlantic" magazine, which examined the subject of income inequality this month in an article by dante chinni, director of our patchwork nation project. >> reporter: in crawford county, ohio, a factory where they still make copper settles the old-fashioned way....
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laundering things in south america and bringing things into america. >> reporter: at the flea market we are undercover too. suddenly vendors start to pack up. where are you going? >> they said the caps are here. so, we're packing. >> reporter: some take off running. they don't get far. >> did you not hear me to tell you to stop? >> reporter: meanwhile, flea market patrons rush in to steal the vendors' abandoned merchandise. >> how do you think we're going to get away? >> i thought they were free. >> reporter: officers start confiscating suspected fakes. enough to fill a flat bed truck. if they spot enough counterfeit merchandise in a vendor's vehicle, they can confiscate that, too. police arrest six suspects in all. we talked to them most denied selling counterfeits or being part of a larger network. >> i didn't sell anything to anybody. >> reporter: because of north carolina's tough stance they could face felony charges. do you know what a risk that is in this state? >> now, i do. >> reporter: most say that some are forced to pay off a debt. are they making you work selling this stu
laundering things in south america and bringing things into america. >> reporter: at the flea market we are undercover too. suddenly vendors start to pack up. where are you going? >> they said the caps are here. so, we're packing. >> reporter: some take off running. they don't get far. >> did you not hear me to tell you to stop? >> reporter: meanwhile, flea market patrons rush in to steal the vendors' abandoned merchandise. >> how do you think we're going to...
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but what we found is that the other six are in danger three of them already lag behind the mechanics america opponent that's a three would need to actually control the wisconsin senate and in the other three are in competitive races i mean this was actually kind of surprising for a were hoping we have two or three solid pickup opportunities turns out we actually have six that's that's pretty impressive now on the other side of the coin of the metaphor. the koch brothers and dick armey tea party efforts have been given either or getting people out to recall the fourteen democrats the so-called democratic senators who would want to annoy how's that. dick armey brothers ever. yet there are democrats that are also eligible for recall in the state senate we're not hearing a lot about those recall efforts i mean i don't i don't know if they're not going well or if they're trying to be really stealthy about it but fact is ted barrett refusing to provide any updates on how those recall efforts are going in and i think i suspect they know why and it's because of those eight democrats seven of them ar
but what we found is that the other six are in danger three of them already lag behind the mechanics america opponent that's a three would need to actually control the wisconsin senate and in the other three are in competitive races i mean this was actually kind of surprising for a were hoping we have two or three solid pickup opportunities turns out we actually have six that's that's pretty impressive now on the other side of the coin of the metaphor. the koch brothers and dick armey tea party...
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going forward in the eye you want to show looks at the coverage of the tragedy has been politicized in america that's up next. up in the lower show we look at the real headlines with none of the mercy me live out of washington d.c. after trey s. takes the stand we'll have details on the general senate hearing and what he calls the fragile and reversible progress in our longest war so why are we still there then we'll focus on the disaster in japan and how lobbyists for every energy industry out there never miss an opportunity to capitalize on these catastrophes and lots of valuate the justice system in the u.s. on international day against police brutality have police across the country improve their methods and tone down their often too violent approach or has it only gotten worse then hookers for jesus they can save you from a life of working in the sights industry or just because one of these women to find out what their message really is all about and it's a mash up of the hottest stories making a buzz on the wet snow he takes her trashy ways to the w w e and kids might be allowed to sext
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what is more precious to america han the opportunity to own a home? the neighborhood stabilization program has gone into areas and recaptured neighborhoods, giving them a boost of energy that they needed. there is always the opportunity to for reform, mr. speaker. but i would simply raise the question, let's mend it, don't end it. let's not leave cities abandoned with broken down, shackled homes. that would in fact create more blight, more gang opportunities, more dangerous conditions and yes, hamp needs reform. but what does it mean to eliminate a program? of course the hamp has a grandfather provision but all america wants is to get the programs to work. neighborhood stabilization works. hamp can work. now you're letting banks off the hook so that every day a homeowner calls and can hear the sound foreclosed. at least the intervention allowed those hardworking americans to keep their home and to provide for their family and keep jobs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: we continue to reserve.
what is more precious to america han the opportunity to own a home? the neighborhood stabilization program has gone into areas and recaptured neighborhoods, giving them a boost of energy that they needed. there is always the opportunity to for reform, mr. speaker. but i would simply raise the question, let's mend it, don't end it. let's not leave cities abandoned with broken down, shackled homes. that would in fact create more blight, more gang opportunities, more dangerous conditions and yes,...
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is with these workers because they realize that this is an issue but protecting the middle class in america so they're not having a lot of effect they got millions already trying to sway public opinion trying to bolster scott walker falling public numbers and it's not working so well it had an effect in the recall election i'm sure but as we're seeing in the hauling people are already taking that into consideration in democrats are far more energized than republicans i mean remember in two thousand and ten one reason it democrats got killed is because we did not turn out because liberals progressives democrats were not that excited about what the democrats had done the previous two years we're going to see that same dynamic but in reverse where democrats are really fired up their route they're willing to walk over broken glass to cast those votes republicans are feeling a little bit let down because they were promised. obamacare would be destroyed and that it would be eliminated in and all sorts of crazy things that were never never going to happen and so this is not a election that it's fa
is with these workers because they realize that this is an issue but protecting the middle class in america so they're not having a lot of effect they got millions already trying to sway public opinion trying to bolster scott walker falling public numbers and it's not working so well it had an effect in the recall election i'm sure but as we're seeing in the hauling people are already taking that into consideration in democrats are far more energized than republicans i mean remember in two...
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right now, officials at the school are coordinating their return back to america. we are trying to reach some of those officials this morning. reporting live from sf state kraig debro. >>> bay area scientists are also closely watching the ridduation levels in jay -- radiation levels in japan. the national atmospheric release advisory center is based at the lawrence advisory board. they can't to check wind changes and rain patterns to see if that changes. stay with us on the continuing coverage of the crisis in japan. we will bring you the latest. >>> pg&e says it can't find some key safety documents. later today state regulators could decide to whether to impose a fine in the facility. they handed over 150 pages of records on its natural gas pipelines to the state public utilities commission. but pg&e's president says 8% of those records are missing. state regulators say that lack of information could lead to several scenarios. >> if those records don't exist we will order further testing. we will order taking pipelines out of service and pipeline replacement. >>>
right now, officials at the school are coordinating their return back to america. we are trying to reach some of those officials this morning. reporting live from sf state kraig debro. >>> bay area scientists are also closely watching the ridduation levels in jay -- radiation levels in japan. the national atmospheric release advisory center is based at the lawrence advisory board. they can't to check wind changes and rain patterns to see if that changes. stay with us on the continuing...
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that's the triggering america nesm for the showers. it has moved out, but the plume of moisture in the midand upper levels is still here. that's why i think for the most part we will have a dry afternoon, but a stray shower is still possible. here is the way it looks on our radar and on our future radar here at 6:00. it is pretty clear. overnight you can see the clear sky and the fog and cool temperatures. the best chance of showers is mainly in the north bay. some of those will scatter around during the evening and overnight hours. look at the big deal on friday at 7:00. heavy rain in the north bay and heavy rain around the bay by noon and then heavy rain in the south bay by about 4:00. we are talking rainfall amounts of half inch to an inch and double that in the mountains. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, we will have showers on saturday and rain on sunday. sunday will be the biggest day for the wet weather to knockout your plans. the rain spills into monday, but tuesday looks dry right now. >> mike, thanks. >>> apple has change
that's the triggering america nesm for the showers. it has moved out, but the plume of moisture in the midand upper levels is still here. that's why i think for the most part we will have a dry afternoon, but a stray shower is still possible. here is the way it looks on our radar and on our future radar here at 6:00. it is pretty clear. overnight you can see the clear sky and the fog and cool temperatures. the best chance of showers is mainly in the north bay. some of those will scatter around...
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build america bonds. republicans overwhelmingly rejected that. the other bill was a bill to keep our jobs from going overseas by rewarding businesses that sent jobs overseas. democrats said no to that idea. republicans said no to our legislation. zero jobs bills in 11 weeks. quite different from the record of president obama coming into office two years ago with a democratic congress. president obama was a job creator from day one. one week an one day after the president's inaugural address calling for swift, bold action now to create jobs, the house of representatives passed the recovery bill which was then passed by the senate and signed into law in a matter of weeks. that legislation created or saved 3.6 million jobs. this is important in terms of the deficit because it produced jobs, produced revenue into the treasury that helped reduce the deficit. tax cuts for the wealthy has been the job creators that the republicans had put forth in the bush administration incident, do not create jobs, and increase the deficit. so we are at a place where
build america bonds. republicans overwhelmingly rejected that. the other bill was a bill to keep our jobs from going overseas by rewarding businesses that sent jobs overseas. democrats said no to that idea. republicans said no to our legislation. zero jobs bills in 11 weeks. quite different from the record of president obama coming into office two years ago with a democratic congress. president obama was a job creator from day one. one week an one day after the president's inaugural address...
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and you'll find in the people at toyota, all across america. >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's going to work an a big scale. only, i think it's going to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we're investing millions in solar and biofuel technology to make it work. >> we've got to get on this now. >> right now. >> and by bnsf railway. >> pacific life-- the power to help you succeed. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at
and you'll find in the people at toyota, all across america. >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's going to work an a big scale. only, i think it's going to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we're investing millions in...
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if a jerk burns a flag, america is not threatened. political speech is the heart of the first amendment. they're expressing their religious beliefs. now is the time to make justice a reality for all of god's children. captioning provided by the first amendment center, funded by the freedom forum. welcome to speaking freely, a conversation about free speech and america. i'm ken paulson. our guest today is a highly respected actress, activist, and citizen; susan sarandon, welcome. thank you. i know you've spent your entire career, your entire life balancing art and activism. when was the first hint that you would some day be the kind of woman who was arrested for her beliefs? well, i was--i was just lucky to come of age at a time when your, i think, natural sense of need for justice and need for equality and all those things had issues that were very clear. i mean, there was the war. there was, you know, the rise of women wanting equal pay. there was voter registration in the south, desegregation. and there wasn't quite as much ability-
if a jerk burns a flag, america is not threatened. political speech is the heart of the first amendment. they're expressing their religious beliefs. now is the time to make justice a reality for all of god's children. captioning provided by the first amendment center, funded by the freedom forum. welcome to speaking freely, a conversation about free speech and america. i'm ken paulson. our guest today is a highly respected actress, activist, and citizen; susan sarandon, welcome. thank you. i...
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they should be separate from government policies but crucial america did work with created it. you know that is really stunning news that senator jim de mint's is delivering here democracy only works for christians and society can't be free unless it has moral underpinnings that come from biblical face now think progress pointed out the rather obvious today that india is the world's largest democracy pointed to me and seems to forget indonesia japan turkey are also high on the list of countries with a freedom ocracy in all four of those have a christian population of less than three percent and didn't the greeks come up with democracy invented yet they weren't christians either so jim de mint's argument here seems a little flawed just like most of his policies and that's why he's tonight's all time winner. the debate over climate change in this country has raged on for years and while those on the left agree with the scientific consensus that climate change is real those on the right willfully choose not to believe facts and in fact republicans are so willing to ignore science
they should be separate from government policies but crucial america did work with created it. you know that is really stunning news that senator jim de mint's is delivering here democracy only works for christians and society can't be free unless it has moral underpinnings that come from biblical face now think progress pointed out the rather obvious today that india is the world's largest democracy pointed to me and seems to forget indonesia japan turkey are also high on the list of countries...
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now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. home video from a viewer in oregon shows boats tossed around as if they were toys. brookings harbor port was broken apart. officials say the damage ranged from $10 million to $13 million. a disaster assessment team has visited the area to determine if it's eligible for federal relief. >>> military units from across the nation headed to the hoosier state to take part in moch nuclear disaster drills. the dooms day scenario called for an emergency response to a nuclear explosion, which collapsed buildings, search and rescue, as well as decontamination. organizers say preparation is even more essential in light of the current situation in japan. >>> finally, a virginia search and rescue team is on the ground in japan. the fairfax county based crew was deployed to the city of ofunato in the wake of the tsunami. they along with a crew from los angeles have recovered several remains and are still searching through the debris. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is
now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. home video from a viewer in oregon shows boats tossed around as if they were toys. brookings harbor port was broken apart. officials say the damage ranged from $10 million to $13 million. a disaster assessment team has visited the area to determine if it's eligible for federal relief. >>> military units from across the nation headed to the hoosier state to take part in moch nuclear disaster drills. the dooms day...
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will that reach us here in america? >> even if we had a chernobyl-type accident, the impact on the united states would be minimal. >> reporter: which is why, despite those scary pictures out of japan, the experts are telling us tonight that there is no threat to us here. dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> and when we return, we are going to take you to an inaccessible part of japan and show you how a human chain did so much to help save lives. i've had asthma for 11 years... ...but my symptoms kept coming back... ...kept coming back. then i found out advair helps prevent symptoms from happening in the first place. advair is for asthma that's not well controlled on a long-term asthma medicine, such as an inhaled corticosteroid. advair will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. advair contains salmeterol which increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. advair is not for people whose asthma is well controlled with a long-term asthm
will that reach us here in america? >> even if we had a chernobyl-type accident, the impact on the united states would be minimal. >> reporter: which is why, despite those scary pictures out of japan, the experts are telling us tonight that there is no threat to us here. dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> and when we return, we are going to take you to an inaccessible part of japan and show you how a human chain did so much to help save lives. i've had asthma for 11...
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the radiation coming out will be dissipated in the long by the time they ever reach america. the levels are not -- there is some misunderstanding about radiation. there is a constant -- and idea that this is a death ray or you will get cancer. radiation is a very mild carcinogen. within the levels people would be experiencing now, there is not a serious health concern. it is only the people who are very close to the scene who are being affected. it will probably stay that way unless there is some other unforeseen disaster. >> unfortunately we have to me that there but thank you for your insight. four people along the japanese coast the nuclear threat adds to the challenges they face. in one city survivors not only having to cope with the aftershocks, they also fear exposure to radiation. >> amidst the devastation and destruction there is a new concern. it is carried with the rain that started falling. hidden in these drops could be another danger, tiny particles blown from the nuclear disaster that is unfolding 60 miles to the south. it is as if this place has not been batter
the radiation coming out will be dissipated in the long by the time they ever reach america. the levels are not -- there is some misunderstanding about radiation. there is a constant -- and idea that this is a death ray or you will get cancer. radiation is a very mild carcinogen. within the levels people would be experiencing now, there is not a serious health concern. it is only the people who are very close to the scene who are being affected. it will probably stay that way unless there is...
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. >> you referred to the huge economic boom that could accompany the america's cup. most of the economic buzz has been on your side of the bay. i'm wondering if there is a role in the america's cup for oakland. >> of course. >> you can jump in if you want. >> i was actually going to head up on that later. however, -- >> you are not going to steal that vote out there on the barge. >> we want to be part of fleet week. we understand that the admiral ship cannot talk in san francisco, so we would like to have him in oakland. there is a lot of regional, cultural activities. the two cities are still linked together. we are really a regional economy, and both restaurant trends go back and forth. music trends historic we have gone back and forth, and i think you are going to see, particularly if we try to host international events, that we need the resources of probably all three cities. we have tried to get the world soccer cup in the bay area, and i think we are going to try again. "culturewire -- >> a question from the audience that we will take the opportunity to put you
. >> you referred to the huge economic boom that could accompany the america's cup. most of the economic buzz has been on your side of the bay. i'm wondering if there is a role in the america's cup for oakland. >> of course. >> you can jump in if you want. >> i was actually going to head up on that later. however, -- >> you are not going to steal that vote out there on the barge. >> we want to be part of fleet week. we understand that the admiral ship cannot...
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government officials who say that america poses no problem however we also heard from the u.s. surgeon general recently who was here in california and asked about the possible teenagers of radioactivity coming to california when asked if people were ok to buy plenty of these i thank catholic she said that she did not think that he was overreacting and she thought it was completely fine for people to be prepared with a rehab. program we have to be prepared we've learned from many. here to. up and down the street we've been getting reports from pharmacies that the iodine pills meant to protect against radioactive exposure have been flying off store shelves the same can be said for online retailers who have told those numbers that they may have to wait weeks for the next shipment now that doesn't mean you can still find them online even selling ten dollars bottles for hundreds of dollars these days just because they know better the man is there so there's definitely people who are profiting off of this panic in los angeles. r.t. . and that's going to do it for now for more on the
government officials who say that america poses no problem however we also heard from the u.s. surgeon general recently who was here in california and asked about the possible teenagers of radioactivity coming to california when asked if people were ok to buy plenty of these i thank catholic she said that she did not think that he was overreacting and she thought it was completely fine for people to be prepared with a rehab. program we have to be prepared we've learned from many. here to. up...